car·nage \ˈkärnij, ˈkȧn-, -nēj\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin carnaticum tribute consisting of animals or meat, from Latin carn-, caro 1.: the flesh of slain animals or men : a heap of dead bodies < a multitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage — T.B.Macaulay > 2.: great destruction of life (as in battle) : great bloodshed : slaughter, butchery, massacre < appeals to put a stop to the carnage of war >